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The Postal Service Is Begging You to Fix Your Mailbox
Good news, everybody — it’s Mailbox Improvement Week! While this is sometimes spun as an opportunity to “beautify” your mailbox (paint it, plant some flowers around it), there’s a more pressing issue: a human being has to stick their hand inside that thing, so please try not to make it a threat to life and…
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You Really Should Bind Your VPN to Your Torrent Client
When you’re downloading torrents on your computer, consider using a VPN. Your ISP and advertising companies don’t need to know you’re downloading the latest Linux distros or other totally legal content, and a good VPN can help you improve your privacy.
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How to Stop Your Important Emails From Going to Someone’s Spam Folder
My spam folder currently contains over 500 emails of incomprehensible phishing attempts, newsletters from companies I didn’t know I subscribed to, and a variety of unsolicited messages. I’m grateful that there’s a spam filter checking for certain email traits so my inbox isn’t entirely clogged. But what about the occasional well-meaning email that gets flagged…